Jun. 29, 2017 — Vanderbilt investigators have conducted a first - of - its - kind genome - wide association study of
lung cancer survival in African - Americans.
If the effect of D
on lung cancer survival is confirmed by future studies, then all people with the cancer should start taking vitamin D supplements immediately upon diagnosis, Christiani told Science News Online.
The Boston researchers conclude:» [V] itamin D levels at the time of treatment may be an important predictor
for lung cancer survival.»
Comorbid conditions can
affect lung cancer survival in many ways, including complicating diagnostic evaluation, leading to less accurate disease staging, he added.
Saturday, Oct. 21, 9:15 - 9:30 a.m., Room 220B, South Building Platform Presentation: Epigenetic modifications of innate immunity genes impact early - stage non-small
cell lung cancer survival: An integrative analysis of epigenome and transcriptome in Caucasian population R. Zhang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, et al